Cash-drawer.



No. 669,849. Patented Mar. 12,1901.

J. UHMEN.

CASH DRAWER.

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JULIUS OI-IMEN, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

CASH-DRAWER.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 669,849, dated March 12,1901.

Application filed June 19, 1900. Serial No. 20,850. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JULIUS OHMEN, a subject of the Emperor of Germany,and a resident of the city of New York, borough of Manhattan, in thecounty and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Cash-Drawer, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

The object of the invention is to provide a new and improved cash draweror till which is simple and durable in construction and arranged toprevent unauthorized persons from obtaining access to the money uponpulling the drawer outward and at the same time give an alarm when saiddrawer is pulled out by the unauthorized person.

The invention consists of novel features and parts and combinations ofthe same, as will be fully described hereinafter and then pointed out inthe claims.

A practical embodiment of the invention is represented in theaccompanying drawings, forming a partof this specification, in whichsimilar characters of reference indicate cor responding parts in all theviews.

Figure 1 is a sectional side elevation of the improvement with parts ofthe casing broken out and with the drawer and money-receptacle in aclosed position. Fig. 2 is a sectional side elevation of the improvementwith'the drawer partly pulled out and the money-receptacle in a lockedinnermost position. Fig. 3 is a sectional front view of the improvementon the line 3 3 in Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a similar view of the same on theline 4 4 in Fig. 1. Fig. 5 is a sectional plan view of the same on theline 5 5 in Fig. 3, and Fig. 6 is an enlarged sectional side elevationof part of the alarm mechanism.

In a suitably-constructddcasing Ais mounted to slide a drawer B, inwhich is fitted loosely a money-receptacle O for receiving the moneytaken in by the operator. In the front end of the drawer B is mounted toturn a spindle D, carrying at its outer end a knob E, under control ofthe operator, for pulling out the drawer B and with itthe receptacle Owhenever it is desired to place money in said receptacle or to removemoney therefrom.

On the spindle D, inside of the front of the drawer B, is secured an armD, adapted to engage a loop or catch 0, secured on the front end of thereceptacle 0, so that when the spindle D is turned by the operatorturning the knob E to engage the arm D with said catch then thereceptacle O moves with the drawer outward or inward, according to thedirection in which the knob E is moved. On the rear end of thereceptacle O is secured a similar loop or catch 0 adapted to be engagedby a locking-arm F, attached to a disk G, having segmental slots G,engaged by screws or pins G attached toa block G secured to or formingpart of the casing A at the rear end thereof.

In the center of the disk G is formed a polygonal aperture Gfladapted tobe engaged by a correspondingly-shaped reduced portion D of the spindleD,near the rear end thereof, so that when the drawer B is in a closedposition the said polygonal reduced portion ongages the polygonalaperture G and turns the disk G, according to the direction in which theknob E is turned. The arms D and F are so arranged relatively to eachother that when the arm D moves in engagement with the catch 0 then thedisk G is turned and the arm F moves out of engagement withthe catch 0and when the knob E is turned in an opposite direction the arm D movesout of engagement with the catch 0, while the disk G is turned to movethe arm F into engagement with the catch 0 Thus when the arm D is inengagement with the catch 0 and the arm F is out of engagement with thecatch 0 and the operator pulls on the knob E, then the drawer B movesoutward and with it the money-receptacle C; but when the arm D is out ofengagement with the catch 0 and the arm F is in engagement with thecatch C and the operator pulls the knob E, then only the drawer B movesoutward and without pulling the receptacle O along, as the latter isheld within the casing in a locked lowermost position by the arm Fengaging the catch O Thus the money-receptacle 0 remains concealed whenthe drawer B is opened by unauthorized persons, it being understood thatonly the operator in charge of the drawer knows how to turn the knob Eto make proper engagement or disengagement with or from the arms D and Fand their catches O and 0 When the receptacle 0 is in a locked innermostposition and the drawer B is pulled outward by an unauthorized person,then the said drawer actuates an alarm H,which, however, is notactuated, but is held in a locked position by the disk G at the time thearm F is out of engagement with the catch 0 The alarm H comprises a bellH and a striker H for the bell and secured on the escapementshaft I ofan escapement 1, operating on an escapement-wheel 1 secured on a shaft 1connected by a train of gear-wheels with a shaft J, turned in onedirection by a spring K and in an opposite direction by a pulley L, onwhich winds and unwinds a cord L, extending along one side of thecasing, at the inside thereof, over a pulley L attached to this side ofthe casing, near the front end thereof, the return run of the cord beingsecured to the inner or rear end of the drawer B. Now when the drawer Bis pushed inward the cord L turns the pulley L and shaft J to wind upthe spring K and set the train of gear-wheels in motion, causing theescapement-wheel I to actuate the escapement I and striker H and soundthe alarm-bell H. When the drawer B is pulled in an outward direction,then the spring K rotates the shaft J in an opposite direction to againsound the alarm-bell H and rotate the pulley L in an opposite directionto wind up the cord L. Sounding of the alarm now only takes place whenthe disk G is in such a position that its arm F is out of engagementwith the catch 0 and in order to control said alarm from the disk G acord 1 is provided, secured at one end to the periphery of the disk Gand extending over a guide-pulley I to be attached to a hook I on theescapement I. (See Fig. 6.) When the disk G is turned in the directionof the arrow a (see Fig. 4.) to move the arm F out of engagement withthe catch 0 then the disk Gr pulls on the rope I and draws the escapement 1 with one end down into a locking position with the teeth of theescapement-wheel 1 From the foregoing it will be seen that when theoperator has closed the drawer and turned the knob E to move the arm Dout of engagement with the catch 0 and cause the arm F to move inengagement with the catch 0 then an unauthorized person now pulling onthe knob E and drawing the drawer B open,without, however, taking themoney-receptacle along, causes an alarm to be sounded, as now the alarmmechanism is set in motion. Thus the unauthorized person not only cannotget hold of the money, but causes an alarm to be given whenever thedrawer is opened by such unauthorized person.

Having thus fully described my invention, I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent- 1. A cash-drawer, comprising a drawer, amoney-receptacle arranged to move either with the drawer when the latteris pulled out or pushed in, or to remain stationary during such movementof the drawer, means carried by the drawer for locking themoney-receptacle to the drawer, a locking device controlled by saidmeans, for holding the moneyreceptacle against movement by the drawer,and an alarm controlled by said means and arranged to operate uponmoving the drawer out without the money-receptacle.

2. A money-d rawer, comprising a drawer, a money-receptacle therein, andtwo locking devices for said receptacle and both controlled by thedrawer-knob, one locking device serving to lock the money-receptacle tothe drawer and the other locking device servin g to lock the receptacleto a stationary part, substantially as shown and described.

3. A casing, a drawer slidable therein, a money-receptacle in the drawerand provided at the front and rear ends with catches, a spindle carriedby the drawer and mounted to turn therein and having an arm forengagement with the catch on the front of the money-receptacle, and alocking-arm mounted to turn to engage the rear catch on themoney-receptacle, said locking-arm being controlled by said spindle,substantially as shown and described.

4. A money-drawer, comprising a drawer, a moneyreceptacle therein, twolocking devices for said receptacle and both controlled by thedrawer-knob, one locking device serving to lock the money-receptacle tothe drawer and the other locking device serving to lock the receptacleto a stationary part, an alarm actuated by the drawer, and meanscontrolled by said last-mentioned locking device, for throwing the alarmin or out of action according to the position of the locking devices, asset forth.

5. A casing, a drawer slidable therein, a money-receptacle in the drawerand provided at the front and rear ends with catches, a spindle carriedby the drawer and mounted to turn therein and having an arm forengagement with the catch on the front of the moneyreceptacle, alocking-arm mounted to turn to engage the rear catch on themoney-receptacle, said locking-arm being controlled by said spindle, analarm in said casing and actuated by said drawer, and means controlledby said locking-arm, for throwing the alarm in or out of gear,substantially as shown and described.

6. The combination of a sliding drawer, a money-receptacle fittingloosely Within the drawer and provided with a catch at each end, aknob-spindle mounted to turn in the drawer and provided with an arm forengaging the catch on the front end of the money-receptacle, and a diskmounted to turn at the rear end of the drawer and with which the spindleengages to turn it, said disk being provided with an arm for engagingthe catch on the rear end of the money-receptacle, substantially asdescribed.

7. The combination of a sliding drawer, a money-receptacle fittingloosely in the drawer and provided with a catch at each end, aknobspindle mounted to turn in the drawer and provided with an arm forengaging the catch on the front end of the money-receptacle and with apolygonal inner end, and adisk mounted to turn at the rear end of thedrawer and providedwith a polygonal center opening to receive the innerend of the spindle and with an arm projecting therefrom and adapted toengage the catch on the rear end of the moneyreceptacle, substantiallyas described.

8. The combination of a drawer, a moneyreceptacle fitting looselytherein and having a catch at its rear end, an arm mounted to turn andadapted to engage the said catch, a knob-spindle for operating the arm,a bell, a striker, means for operating the striker and containing anescapement and escapementwheel, and a connection between the escapementand the swinging arm, substantially as described.

9. The combination of a drawer, a moneyreceptacle fitting loosely in thedrawer, and

having a catch at each end, a knob-spindle provided with an arm forengaging the catch on the front end of the money-receptacle, a diskmounted to turn at the rear end of the drawer and with which the spindleengages to turn it, said disk being provided with an arm for engagingthe catch on the rear end of the money-receptacle, a bell, a striker,means for operating the striker, and containing an escapement andescapcment-wheel,and a flexible connection between the escapement andthe said disk, substantially as described. In testimony whereof I havesigned my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribingwitnesses.

JULIUS OHMEN. Witnesses:

C. GEORG SEIBOTH, FRED. Los'r.

